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Glenluce
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Overview
Glenluce is a large rural village situated 10 miles east of the busy ferry port at Stranraer.
The village has a good variety of shops, hotels, and other services and is an excellent base for touring both the Rhinns of Galloway where Logan Gardens are situated and the Machars area where there are many interesting attractions including good golf courses and coastal walks.
Glenluce is the starting point of the marked Pilgrim Way, a 50-mile route that winds along paths and quiet roads to the Isle of Whithorn and which can be completed by walking, cycling or riding.
The village also houses the ruins of one of the three Cistercian monasteries in the southwest. Founded in 1192 as a daughter-house of Dundrennan, Glenluce is the most ruinous of the trio. However, the 15th-century Chapter House has survived largely intact and its ribbed-vault ceiling haas excellent acoustics. The corbels and ceiling bosses carry interesting 'green man' motifs. The 13th-century wizard and alchemist Michael Scott lived at Glenluce for a time.
Glenluce is the starting point of the marked Pilgrim Way, a 50-mile route that winds along paths and quiet roads to the Isle of Whithorn and which can be completed by walking, cycling or riding.
The village also houses the ruins of one of the three Cistercian monasteries in the southwest. Founded in 1192 as a daughter-house of Dundrennan, Glenluce is the most ruinous of the trio. However, the 15th-century Chapter House has survived largely intact and its ribbed-vault ceiling haas excellent acoustics. The corbels and ceiling bosses carry interesting 'green man' motifs. The 13th-century wizard and alchemist Michael Scott lived at Glenluce for a time.
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